Straw and hay stacker



(N0 Model.)

J. D. MORGAN.

STRAW AND HAY STAGKBR.

Patented Got. 25,1881.

PATENT EETCE.

JOSEPH D. MORGAN, OF ODIN, ILLINOIS.

STRAW AND HAY STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,777', dated October 25, 1881.

' Application inea July 6,1881. (No moda.)

o all whom yit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH D. BIORGAN, of Odin, in the county of Marion, and in the State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw and Hay Stackers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', ret'- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon, making a partof this specification.

rIhis invention relates to certain improvements in hay or straw stackers, and it has tor its object to provide a means whereby the hay or straw may be elevated and dumped at any desired place, as more fully hereinafter speciA tied. This object I attain by the apparatus illustrated iu the acrompanyiug drawings, in which- Figure l represents a perspective view ot` my improved apparatus, and Fig. Qadetached View of a portion ot' the apparatus.

rlhe letter A indicates aderriek mounted upou a suitable base, B. The said derrick is made in two parts, the upper part being adjustable or extensible in suitable ways, O, in such manner that thc device may be adapted to various heights. The horizontal arm otl the derrick is pivoted in the ordinary manner, so that it can be swung around to dump the load at any desired'point.

The letter D indicates a series of pulleys over which passes a cord or rope, M, to one end of which is secured a bail, N, carrying the hay-fork P, which is pivoted between the ends ofthe bail and adapted to swing therein. The

handle ot the fork is slotted, as indicated by the letter R, and is adapted to receive the end ot' a rod, S, loosely attached to the bail at T. rlhe letter U indicates a latch pivoted in a horizontal slot, V, in the handle of the fork, which latch is adapted to engage the rod S and hold the fork in a horizontal position.

WV indicatesa cord attached to the latch, by means of which it may be moved to release the latch and dump the load.

The latch U is formed ot a strong wire bent so as to form a pivotal eye, a, through which a fulcrumpin, b, passes. A hook, o, is also formed on one end ot the latch, and an eye, d, is formed on the opposite end thereof. The hook c passes through the slotted end ot the fork-handle, and through an eye, c, formed on the end-ot' the rod S. A latch thus formed ot' a single wire may be made by any farmer havingordinarymechanical skill, and is not liable to break or to casually disengage the rod S from the fork-handle while elevating a load, as the hooked portion c is supported on opposite sides ofthe slot It when itis engaged with the eye on rod S.

The pulley at the head ot' the derrick is mountediu ablock, Y, swiveled in the derrick,

so as to turn as the horizontal arm ofthe derrick swings around.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing without further description.

I- Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy The combination of the bail pivoted to the fork-head, the eye formed thereon, the rod S, looped to said eye, and provided with an eye, c, on its opposite end, and a latch, U, formed with the parts a c d, the part c serving as the attachment for the rod S to the slotted end of the fork-handle, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I attix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses this 28th day of June, 1881.

JOSEPH D. MORGAN. Vitnesses:

GEO. BROWN, J. J. FYKE. 

